Automatic operating device for type-writers.



1. H. PILLINGS AUTOMATIC OPERATING DEVICE FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICAUON FILED OCT. I3, 1913. Patented Jan. 23, 1917 ISHEETS-SHEET 1.

K i J. H. PILLINGS'. M AUTOMATIC OPERATING DEVICE ron TYPE wmrens.

APPLICATION -FILED OCT. I3. 1913- Patented Jam. 23, 1917 I snzns-susn 2.

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AUTOMATIC OPERATING DEVICE FOR TYPE WRITERS.

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J. H. PlLL|NGS.- AUTOMATIC OPERATING DEVICE FOR TYPE WRITERS. "IAPPLICATION FILED OCT. I3. I913- [213,688. Patented Jan. 23,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET-L J. H. PILLINGS 7 AUTOMATIC OPERATING DEVICE FOR TYPEWRITERS.

Patented Jan. 23,1917.

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Elnuantoz l. H. PILLINGS. AUTOMATIC mamas oi'vwpl roa TYPE WRITERS.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

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APPLICATIQI FILED OCT. I3, 1913.

Wit neon J. H. PILLINGS.

AUTOMATIC 022mm DEVICE ron nrewmms. Awuurwn FILED ocr. 13. 1913. I1,213,688. Patented Jan. 23,1917.

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UNITED STATES P.

JOHN H. nuances; o1? DAYTON, onio,

Assmnon 0F DNE-HALil-"s we nnnasinm 1mm OF DAYTON, OIIIUL AUTOMATICOPERATING DEVICE FOR TYPIt-"WRITIQBS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. Plnnmos, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in-the State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Automatic Operating Devices for Type-\Vriters, ofwhich the following ise specification, refer ence being'hadtherein tothe accompanying drawing,

This invention relates to .nnton'm-tic operet I mg devices fortypewriters end her ma chines requiring selective operation and is inthe nature of an improvement upon. the dc vice shown and described inthe application for patent filed by me September 29th, 1913,

Ser. No 192,368:

The object of the invention is to simplify the constl uction andoperation of the device therein shown and described ithout in any waydetracting from its edventeges. or the results accomplished thereby.

To this" end it is a further object of the invention to eliminate asmany parts as posthe actuating device and the controlling do, VICG adirect one; and further, to socom sible and to make the connectionbetween struct the'controlling device itself that in manufacturing andassembling the device the parts can be readily positioned to form thetransverse slots in the desired relation one to the other and to themechanism as a Whole. 'It will bennderstood that in de vices of thiskindit isidesirzthle that the slotsorother guides for the trip devicesshould be exactly at right angles to the line of travel of the contiolling device;

OtherwiscQthe trip devices will overlap each other and two or moreactuating barsivill bccaused to operate simultaneously.

A further object of the invention is to pro'videa controlling device,the length of which can be regulated to accommodate the sameto; lettersof difi'erent length: and also to provide a gage. for setting. thedevice,

whichcen bendjusted' relatively to the con tion. v v

A further-"object ofithe invention is to provide a device'of this kind,the several parts of whi'ch will be so constructed and arrangedfthatthey. will be strong and do fitrolling device during the setting upopera--- r'nble and wi-llnot be liable to become disarranged in thenormal operation of the device. f

Specification of Letters Patent.

county of Montgomery and Fig. 2115; e. front n detail view of @Fig. 15is a In the eccomnenying (Ire-wings, Figure ;1:' is a top pien view of adevice embodying" my invention with elevation. of a portion IatcntedJan. 23, 1917;- Application filed October 13, 1813i Serial no. mews.

the typewriter removed 7 such a devicepl igg 3 is e transverse, See

tionel; view, Fig 4 is a longitudinal, sectional view taken verticallyof the device showingthe eetueting lever in its normal position; Fig. 5is e portion of h showing" the eetneting lever in the position to whichit is moved to'ectuote the type but; Finn-f is vertical, sectional Viewtaken inst inside the main :t'ienie of the machine;

taken vertically of the device;

mechanism 5 Fig 7 is a plin view of the rear portion of the machine;Fig, Sis a longitudinal, sectionel View of the rear portion of the newchina- Fig.9 is e detail, sectional view showing the adjusting devicefor the go e and. the device for setting the tripping e VlC5S;-Fig. 101s similar viewlshowing the device for moving thetripping devices intotheir inoperative positions; Fig. 11 is a sectional view takentransversely of one v section of. the controlling device; a plan View,partially broken away, of 51 portioriof such u section; Fig. 13 isulongitudinal. sectional view of a portion of one of said sections; M isa hottinin plain view Fig. 12 is 39 ot portion of one of said sections;and g5 longitiuilinsl, sectional view showing in eievntion the a'ztometically con- 1 trolled switch for stopping the machine.

In these drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention. andhave shown the same esniounted upon a main Funnel which si'ipports theautomatic oper sting mechanism and nlso the typewriter; 2,1

which is to be operated. This typewriter may he of an}; ordinaryorsnitahle construction and as here shown comprises the usual key bars 4which operate type bars in a well known manner.

The typewriter may comprise any or all of the usual. key opcruteddevices and it' Will be understood that the term key bar as hereinemployed has reference not only to the key bars for actuating the typebars but to any device which is manually actuated to operate some partof the mechanism.

The operating mechanism as n whole comprises two separate nicvimnisms,one a. selective actuating nieehon iii which selects and aetna-tes thekey he: trolling meehnniem c1.

which controls l the other a' con- I of a controlling device to behereinafter dethe selection of the key bars. In that form of the devicehere shown the selective actuatjn mechanism comprises a series ofseparate y operable actuating devices, each of which is operativelyconnected with one of saidkey bars. Each of the actuating members iscapable of two separate movements,

one an operative movement to cause the" operation of one .of the keybars and the other-an inoperative movement which has no effect upon thekey bars. In that form of [the device here illustrated inoperativemovement is, continuously imparted to the several actuating members Tocause the operation of the key bars means are provided, in form scribed,to successively interrupt the inoperative mov ment of the actuatingmembers and transform the same into operative preferablypivotallysupported between their ends upona shaft '6 to whichreciprocatory movement is constantly imparted. I The -levers areconnected at their forward ends .with the respective type bars, theconnections being made in such a manner that the normal movement of thelevers will not 'afiect the key bars. As here shown the connection isformed by means of a link 7 having ahook-shaped upper end which hooksloosely over the key bar and is of such acharacter that the key bar canbe operated independently of the link, thus enabling the typewriter tobe operated in the usual manher without detaching the automaticmechanism. The lower end of each link 7 is also slotted to receive theadjacent end of the, corresponding lever. Preferably, a slotted member 8is adjustably secured to the body. portion of the link, by means of ascrewthreaded connection. or otherwise, and the lower end of thisslotted member projects downward in the form of a finger 9 which extendsthrough a slot 10 formedin-the flange 11 carried by a bar 12 extendingreadil v separated from its lever.

transversel)"of the machine. It will be understood that the flange 11has a slot 10 for each link and that the fingers 9 of the link extendinto the slots and have reciprocatory movement therein to guide thelinks in their movements. To enable alinkto bef';

to permit it to be removed or its length adjusted I preferably close theouter ends of the slots by means of a movable strip or bar 13 which shere shown as pivotally mounted at each end near its'outer edge uponbrackets 14 and as held normally with its edge in a forward ends.

vided in position to close the slots 10 by means of a clip or fasteningdevice 15. By shifting this clip the bar 13 can be moved about its axisand the fingers at the lower ends of the links removed fromtheirjguiding' slots 10. Preferably, the actuating levers 5 during theirnormal movements fulcrum at their One .end of the. slot in the link 7may form this fulcrum but I refer that the lever should be fulcrumed 1nthe rear of the links, as here shown. To accom plish this the bar 12extends upwardly in the rear of the lower portions of the several 16corresponding in number to the actuating levers 5.

links and is provided with a series of slots I Mounted-inthe bar 12 andextending into each slot is a spring 17upon which the correspondinglever 5 rests and which forms a fulcrum for that 1ever..- If desired, abearing point, such as a screw'18, may be protheupper end of the slotabout which the lever will move. The arrangement'of the fulcrum is suchthat inits normal operation the forward end of "the lever will notengage the lower wall of the slot in the link 7 and, consequently, thekey bar will not'be affected by thenormal movement of the lever. --Thenormal lClPlOOtlQl'vQlQ movement may be imparted to the several hereshownthe'shaft 6 is mounted in a. frame 19 which is secured at itsopposite ends to arms 20 having at their upper ends eccentric straps 2 1ertending' about eccentr cs .22 which are rigidly secured to a shaft- 23which is rotated by meansof a suitable power mechanism. In the presentinstance connected to a. slide block 25 mounted in a guideway 26 securedtothejframe-of the.

machine. The pivotal connection between the slide block and the arm20'is below the center of the shaft 6 and consequently the swingingmovement of the:eccentricv arm 20 will transmitted ind e, reduced degreeto the-shaft 6 andthe levers mounted thereon, for the purpose which willhereinafter ap e r-.1 5

The rear ends of the levers- 5 are free to move vertically during the.normal movement there0f.- When it is desired to actuate a particularkey bar the'downward movement of the rear end of the lever connectedwith that key baris interruptedand the continued downward -movement "of.the shaft 6 causes the levee to. fulcrum at its rear end upon the devicewhich has interrupted its movement, andtheifo'rward end to be moveddownward against the tension of the spring '17, thus causing the forwardend of the lever toengage and actuate the link 7 by means ofwhich itconnected with the key v v 95 actuating levers in any suitable-manner.As.

l 'he actuated. lPreferub1y,th1s means is of bun Any suitable means mayhe provided for interrupt ng the movement of selected levers to causecorresponding key bars to such a charucter'thut it ca'n he Set up orjusted to cause the levers to be actuated 1n produced hv the typewriter.I 1

It willbe unde'rst d that the term letter as herein employed'isj not toheilinii'ted such sequence tliatnjgive'n.lettenwill strictly to s,communication such as is ordinurily known as a letter but to any matterwhich it may to rcpro duce upon the typewr ter.

While itisprcferable thetflthis device for; controlling'the operntiotfofthe actuating bars should beadjustablc it is possible to 1 provideurcontrolling device in which the V several parts shalloccupyperinunently fixed relations. Suchndevicccan, of course; be

used. hutlfor a single letter.

vice that when the desired number of copies of-u, given letter have beenproduced the device can be resetto produce another letter. 'To this endI have provided the controlling device with u series ftransverselyextend mg guides on whichnre mounted trippingv stance, the controllingdevice .is made up" devices -udnpted to be". moved successively intopositions beneath the rearends of the several actuating levers. In thepresent in-.

of a plurality of sections ldetachahly con nected one :to the other,thus enabling each section to be manufactured separntely and the formset up thereon separately from thc able in the manufucture of the.controlling I device as 1t makes it compurutivcly easy to v othersections. This is. particularly desir- I, therefore, prefer tosoconstructme cont-rolling dc maintain the several guides in strictpamllclism. mule present instance, the controlling device m'nnpris'esnseries of. -sec-..

tions 27 of a width equal to the spread of the actuating levers andpivotally connected one to the other. Thispivotnl connection may heformed, in any suitable manner but,

fins here shown, each section is provided at' each end youth .adependmgfiange 28 having at one end a stud 29.]and at 'the 'other end abearing 30. -A spring 31 is secured to the flange and bears upon the endof the Stud, which projects some distance beyond the face of thefflange.By. forcing the spring outward the aprtured end ofthc flange of anadjacent section can he slipped over the Stud 29 andwill then-heretained thereon by the spring 31. This construction, while shown forthe purpose of illusk tration only, enables the several sections to bequickly and casil v'connectedto or dis connected from one vanother andwhen con" nected forms a strong, durable connection having the desireddegree of flexibility.

The controlling device as a wholcjmarv be driven in any suitable mannerbut is preferehlc that it should be timed with the movement-of theactuating levers." I have,

therefore, provided each section both ends withwrack 31 which racks meshwith "gears 32v secured to .u. shaft .33'wh1ch is driven frompthe shuft23 by means of a shaft 34 connected hvdsuita-ble worm goering with theshafts 23, and 33'. Theguides may be forined in anysuituhle manner butinthe present construction they are shown as comprising, a. series oftransverse slots 35 in. which are slidnbly mounted tripping device 36,'each'huving a wide base portion whichfsismountdin the slot and areduced 'uppen poition which. ,projectsbeyond the :upper' .cdgefof theslet.

There" is one of the tripping devices. mounted ineachof the s1ots 35 andin set- .ting up the dcvice these slots are adjusted.

'across the widtlrof the controlling device ,in such a manner that theywill cause the operetifon of.p-tlie uctuating levers in a.predetermlnedorder. Means are also provided for retaining the severaltripping devices in. {their adjusted "section is provided with a,slotted plate or ositions. 'I'o thls end each can 37, the slotsjotwhichextend parallel vwith thelineof movement of the controllingdevice.andncorrespond in numherand ur- 'rangement with the actuatinglevers. Gonsequently when the tripping devices have been set up and thecup 37 placed in position thereorrench tripping device will projectthrough one of the slots therein and will. not

- only he held againstluteral displacement but will also be retained inits slot. As the'controlling device is slowly udvancml the severaltripping devices, or trips, are brought directly beneath the rear endsof the corrcspending actuating levers, thus preventing t 16 downwardmovement of the rear ends of said levers and causing the forward ends tobe actuated as above described.

In order that. the lever and the trip muv heniaintained'in engagementfor u suflicicnt length of time to enable the lever to come plcte itsmovement the longitudinal moven' ent uhovedescribed' is 'imparted to thelever. This movement lsjso timed that the lever and the trip willmortal-together until the lever is ra'iisedwout of engagement therewith.-To further iusure that the end of the lever and the tripurc'niulntuined inproj'ier ei'lgugement I prefer that thelcve'r beprovided with :1 depending lip 5", the lower end of which 15 recessed torece1ve the upper end of the trip. thus preventing "thelever fromslipping: off the trip duringits operation.

. To retain each section of the controlling device firmly in positionwhile the section is in operative relation to the actuating levers l"huve provided a supporting plate 60 over which the sections move theyapproach and leavetheir operative positions and have provided guidestrips 61 arranged at the sides of and above the plate 60 where they1,21s,csa v instance a half revolution of the shaft 52 is will engagethe outer ends of the sections suflicient to advance the bar from oneguide 'and thus hold the sections firmly in enga enient with thesupporting plate 60,, there y preventing vibration or displacement ofthe sections.

Suitable means are provided whereby the tripping devices may be quicklyand readily set in their adjusted positions. In the present form of thedevice-the flexible controlling device or chain extends about two ormore series of drums or rotatable carriers 38 and 39 which are mountedupon shafts 40 and 41 arranged near the front and rear ends,respectively of the main, frame 1.

the upper portion of the controlling device to be supported in asubstantially straight line and I prefer that the setting up operationshould take place on this part of the device. I have, therefore, mountedu on the rear end of the machine above the s aft 40 a bar 42 havingsecured thereto a gage 43 and provided with downwardl extending arms 44in which the shaft 40 1s journaled. Mounted upon the bar 42 is a finger45 of a length substantially equal "to the Width of one of the sections27 and so arranged that when moved across'a section of the controllingdevice it will engage all the tripping devices carried thereby and movethem to the edge of the controlling device so that they will occupyinoperative positions. A second finger 46 is also slidably mounted uponthe rod 42 and when moved transversely to the controlling device willpick up one of the tripping devices and move the same along its guide tothe desired position.

If desired the controlling device can be moved step by step to permitthe successive trips to be placed in osition but I prefer that thecontrolling evice should headvanced by steps equal in length to the-width w of one of the sections and that the setting device itselfshould be advanced step by step to set the trips in each section of thecontrolling device. I have, therefore, provided the bar 42 at each endwith screwthreaded apertures through which extend screw-threaded bolts47 journaled inbearings 48 and 49 and each having at one end a Thisarrangement of the-- spring and rotary movement imparted thereto. Assoon as the initial movement has been imparted to the nut it is releasedand permitted to move under the tension of the spring 56 against theendof the locking finger.v Thus, when it has completed its half revolutionthe second notch 54 will be caused to engage the lockin finger andautomatically stop the bar 42 1n its adjusted position;

If desired the length of the controlling device or chain'may beshortened or lengthened to accommodate the same to letters of differentlength, this being done by the removal or insertion of one or moresections 27. This adjustment makes necessary the adjustment of thesupporting drum 38 and the setting up device which is connectedtherewith. To this end the bearings for the shaft 40 are adjustable andinasmuch as these bearings carry the arms. 44 on which the gage and itscooperating devices are mounted it will be apparent that when thebearings for the shaft 40 are adjusted the whole mechanism will beadjusted. This adjustment is secured by causing the shaft 40 to extendoutward beyond the bearings in the arms 44 and providing the lower framemember, shown at 58, with notches 59 to receive the respectiv'eends ofthe shaft and roviding the bearings with brackets 57 w ich project overthe adjacent frame members and are secured thereto by screws to hold thearms 44 against movement about the axis of the shaft.

I have also provided means whereby the mechanism may be automaticallystopped at any desired point. To this end I have rovided an automaticswitch which may opprated by a key to start the 'motor and bio may beoperated .either by the key or by one of the actuating levers 5 to stopthe motor. This switch is here. shown at 62 as an ordinary knifeswitch,'the free end of which is connected by a link 63 with a-.vertically extending key bar 64 having at its upper end a key 65arranged in a convenient position on the key board. It will be notedthat the arrangement of this key is such that an upward pull on the samemust be exerted to actuate the switch.

With this arrangement it is impossible for 20 land I eWhile I have shownand described one.

wiii'be apparent that the ygme'c ani'sm is;

exceedingly simple one comprising a single series" (if 'levers whicharewarra-ngedte directly engage thed'eyxce- "which;,contre1s theselective operation of these levers; Consequently, the number of V mparts re" niredis greatly ifeduced which not 18 onl'ygre ,uces' theexpense" of; manufacture but "greetly eimplifies the machine itself,

1F renders the same less liable to breakage or dijs'atrrang'ement whichis an important flictor in'the operation of a machineof this embodimentof myinvention it will be unthut thieiies been ehoscn'im' th'e purposesof illustration only and that I do 25""not""desi;-e' wee iim'ited 'tothedetailegof constinctidnishown and described, for 01%vions"imodifications will occur to it person 'l'lii infthe m. Further, Iwish it to f's'tod that While I haveshown and 110 des'ci'ihed theinvention {as applied to 1i typewnitev this has been done 'fo the pur- Vt iilnsti'ati'on only end the invention isfltifiplic'ableisto ,Inachines-ef various kinds.

aving thus'fnlly described my i inw'fen- '--Sl5 ':ti 0n,- when claime'snew and desire to v P lever being 'noirmal ly'fpeei tomove, end m secureby Letters Patentgfis i 1. The; combination witgli a mnchine h ew'aiplnrality ofldpel ebleiparts, 0f esei'ies' ofactuating;iheinbeirebpefifitively connected {4'0' with the nespectiveeperatle paiftsfo'f sa d machine anti each capable of 'two Vm'OYe-'mcnte of ditferent kinds pnem operative tvmot enient to cause"operation of the 'ec'o'nneeted part of said .GIHIXG end the 46 otheran,.'incperative m ment; operating hating: rn'ernb'ei's wane m able-efimpming tiii rto mov ment ofeithefl'kilidflend'a device to-eon-t 'lolthe" kind of movement "imparted to 'e'a'ch' iictn- JIIBMIS, inciting 1on fsiiid I m a pl -infelityofbpemhle parts qfiactn'ati'ng-J-nembeisi-operatiiel 511 Withetherespectiveoperable perts of'eaid' l L nmach n d e epiik e o o'- m f. ments of difl'ereritkinds', one anopepative' inqlye'mentto cause the -operation ofthe'conneqte'd -pnrt ofsaid m'acltinennd the other a nope fetifx' enloyenieiit, operating'niea'nsf onsand actuat ng members and ce- 1y understoor} from theforegoing (1e 'being capable of both an operative move in; a plumlity ofparts, of a series of aetuetmg members opemtively cenneeted. with therespective 'op'e reble, partsv of f seid infa-e-i hine tan-d each apableof, two movements of different kinds, one en ,opeliativemoye- 7menttocalieeitheoperetion of the connected- 2 part of machine andtheotheit an ino :1

etative movement, Ineane ectingnoimaly on said acti let-irigfmember to,iinp'eirt inopera'tive movement thereto, and a) cpntrolling 75 v1device. acting 'ailt J Iii ti e ally .on seid: mem;

here to trangform' sz id Ii'nope,retivereevement "into operetive movement. Q t 4.; The combinatio' with a typewriter, of."

en actuating bar pperetively connected near, 3 one end with en opei'ablepart0; 'seidt-y er writer, menus for continuously impai'tgig transverseteciprocfltqry movement to said it bar and causing-Ethe same to fulcrumabout, '1 that'end which is connected with=seid ty e1 writer, the'otherend of said bar-being e tomoyg inthe line of said l ecipr'ocatorymovement and means] to interrupt? the movement of the lasjt mentionedend 0,f,,said- .said 'laet-inentidne'd end and, eense me -2 "ment to beimp liedeto that gindthereof i which is onnec'ted 'with seid'tyliewriter. The combination, with a typeiivnitei', of? 4m actuatinglever; means pivotnllyi-connectj- 5K ed With'sziid level betwe nits'j'en tis tolimpert ti a lsvers'e movement theitetc, .ohelendgqf 1"Said 'lever being opefat'if iely cennectedewi'th '1 fsaidtypewriter andnb 'ina lly heldia 1 operative movement, the other end 0 "said saidlever between its 'endej'to impart em vereemoyernent thereto,, ne en-dDfSQidQ ':110 l; ver being j pei'atively connected with said Itypewriterfwepring to'h' 1d: 1; r nia'lly'uge inet operativemo ment rend of said :leien' b eing,normallyfree to. m0ve, an'd meanstqinterrupttheimqvementuzs Q of said last-mentioned-end Qfrguidlefifi a:panse" thev ,he n pendthereof to move .egf ems ptheqtension of said'spp' 't 7. The combination; 1 1th, an, ty h'air ing. a plurality of fpfpernble tpai ts plurality of actna-tingf men befrsppere connected withthere'sp ti ygope rable p g of said typewriter; e ch 'f; s ied memberment and an inoperative moyementymeem to impart. continuous 1 movementIto mid actuating. members, and; I! l'centrolli n '1 d e Vice to convertthe move 'i t, offge ones i said actnatingiin embers into 8. Thecombination, with a typewriter having a plurality of operable parts, ofa plurality. of actuating levers, means connected with said .leversbetween their ends to impart movement thereto, a fixed member havingslots through which said levers project, springs engaging therespective'levers to hold the same normall in the upper portions oftheir respective sl o necting. those ortion's-of said levers adjacent tosaid? sottedgmember with the respective operable parts' of saidtypewriter, whereby the norma movement of'said levers will cause thesame'to fulcrum about that portion extending through said slottedmember, and means for acting on each lever to cause that portion thereofwhich extends through said slotted member to be moved said members andhaving-parts adapted to,

. rality against the tension actuate said t ewriter.

9. The com mation, with a typewriterhaving a plurality, of operableparts, of a .plurality' of actuatingamembers connected with therespective operable parts of said typewriter, a 'movable' controllingdevice having'a ment to said actuating member in one direc-. tion tocause it to' en age said controlling device and in another irectionto'cause it to move withsaid controlling device tomaintain said parts inengagement.

10, I e combination,.vwithfialtypewriter having a plurality of serableparts, of a plurality of actuatingconnected with the respective operableparts of said typewriter', means for impartm both transverse andlontudinal move-,

mentto said actuatin 'mern r, and a con trolling device mov lelongitudinally of be moved into 9 erative .rela'tio n with theretransverse movementithe reof.

. specti've' actuating inembgrs ,to control the lL The 'combiri'atibnilwith-a typewriter having a plurality-"of operable parts, a pluotactuatinglevers o'pe'ratively connected with ,the'respective operablepartsoi said typewriter, a shaft extending trans- 'verselyof saidactuating levers between .both transverse and longitudinal movementstheir-ends and forming a su port therefor, an arm arranged 'at each onof said aft, connected thereto and having its uppe' connected with aneccentric, and slide blocks pivotally connected to the lower ends'ofsaid-4;; arms, the center of the connection between said arms and saidslide blocks'bein out of alinement with the center of .sai shaft,thereby causing said eccentrics to impart to said levers, and acontrolling device movable longitudinally of said levers and havingparts adapted to be engaged thereby.

ts, means for conof said springs and thus art adapted to be moved intoop;- erative re ation with one ofsaid actuating members, and meansfor-imparting moverality of sectlpns connected one to t 'and each hay-mga series of 12. An automatic operating mechanism, comprising anactuating member havlng one end connected with a part to be operated andheld normally against movement and having its other end normally free tomove, operating means connected with said actuating member between itsends to impart transverse movement thereto, and means actingautomatically to prevent the move ment of the last-mentioned end of saidactuating member and thereby cause movement to be imparted to that endthereof which is connected with the part to be operated.

13. An automatic operating mechanism, comprising an actuating leverhaving one end connected with a part to be operated and held normallyagainst movement and having its other end normally free to move, meansto impart transverse movement to said lever, and means actingautomaticallyto prevent the movement of the last-mentioned end of saidlever and thereby cause movement to be imparted to that end thereofwhich is connected with the part to be operated. I I

-14. An operating mechanism comprising an actuating lever, meanspivotally- 0011- nected with said lever between its ends to impartcontinuous transverse movement thereto,

one end of said lever being normally held-a ainst operative movement,the other end 'o said lever being normally free to move, and means tointerrupt the movement of the last-mentioned end of said lever andevices *operatively thereby cause operative movement to be imparted tothe first-mentioned end thereof.

15.' An operating mechanism comprising an actuating lever, meanspivotally com nected with said lever between its ends to impartcontinuous transverse movement thereto, one end of said lever-beingnormally held, against operativemovement, the other end of said leverbeing normally'free to move, and'means to automatically interrupt themovement of the last-mentioned end ofsaid lever and thereby cause:operative movement t5 bef' imparted ,to the" first.

mentioned end thereof.

16. In an operatingmechanisiin, -the com-, l

bination, with selective actuat ng mechanism,-o a controlling device fortive actuating mechanismcomprisin a pluarallel transverse guides, andpro'ecting by said guides and eld against displacement.

17. The combination, with a typewriter, and selective actuatingmechanism for said typewriter, of a controlling device'for saidactuating. mechanism comprising a plurality of sections each havingaseries of transverse guides, and tripping devices carried e othersaidselecevices carriedc by said sections and adjustable along therespective guides. c

18. The combination, with a typewriter, and a selective actuatinmechanism for said typewriter, of a contro ling device for saidactuating mechanismcomprising a plurality of sections each having aseries of slots extending transversely to the line of movement ofsaidsections, and tripping devices open-ended slots to receive an mounted insaid slots.

19. Thecombination, with a typewriter,

and selective actuating mechanism for .said

typewriter, of a controlling device for said actuating mechanismcomprising a plurality ofsections each having a series of slots extendintransversely to the line of movement of sai sections, tripping devicesadjustably mounted in said slots, and means carried by each section toretain said tripping devices said keybar and havin in their adjustedpositions.

'20. A controlling device composed of a series of sections, each sectionhaving one or more transverse guides,tripping devices adjustable alongsaid ides, and means to retain said tripping tfd vices in their adjustedpositions.

21. A controlling mechanism comprising a plurality of sections, eachsection having a series of slots extending transversely to its line ofmovement, tripping devices mounted in said slots, a cover platefor eachsection having slots extending transversely'to the first-mentioned slotsand adapted to receive said tripping devices to hold the same againstlateral displacement; 22. The combination, with a typewriter actuatingmechanism for said typewriter, and means foroperating said actuatinmechanism, of a controlling device for sai actuating mechanismcomprising a plurality of sections connected one to the other, toothedracks carried by the respective sections, a pinion to mesh with saidracks and impart movement to said controlling" device, and meansconnected with the operating means for said actuating mechanism torotate said pinions, thereby moving said controlling device in timedrelation with said actuating mechanism.

23. The combination, with a typewriter having a key bar, of an actuatingmember, a link connecting said actuating member with a finger, a fixedpart havin a slot to receive said finger and uide said link in itsmovement, and a movtro - guides.

.bar exten shafts able device to close said slot to retain said having aplurality of operable parts, of a plurality of actuating members, linksto connect said actuating members with the respective operable each linkhaving a finger projecting'beyond the end of the same, a bar havin aseries ofguide the respective fingers, and a bar pivotallysupportedalong the open ends of said slots and moylable into, and out ofalinement therewit 25. The combination, with a typewriter, and actuatingmechanism therefor, of a controlling device comprising a movable memberhavin a series of transverse guides,

age exten ing transversely to said conling device, and means to advancesaid go step by step to enable the tripping evices to be adjusted alongtheir respective with. a typewriter,

26. The combination,

therefor, of a conand actuating mechanism trolling device comprising amovable member'havin a series of transverse guides, a ing transverselyto said controlling device and having screw-threaded apertures, .a gagecarried by said bar, screwextending through said apertures, a shaftextending transversely to said controlling device and geared to therespective screw shafts, means for rotating said lastmentionedsha'ft andfor automatically interrupting the movement thereof at predeterminedintervals.

27. The combination, with a typewriter, and actuating mechanismtherefor, of a controlling device for said actuating mechanismcomprising a plurality of sections united to form an endlesschain, saidsections being separable to enable the length of said chain to bevaried, supporting drums for said chain, shafts for said supportingdrums, and frame members each having a series of fixed bearings toreceive the ends of one of said shafts and accommodate its drum to thevariations in the length of said chain.

In testimon whereof, I aflix my signature in presence '0 two witnesses.

. JOHN H. PILLINGS. Witnesses:

F. W. Scuaeraa, H. L. HAMMAKEB.

parts of said typewriter,

